| Porcelain veneers have been established as "the ultimate conservative anterior esthetic restoration." They symbolize the progress of several decades of research from Dr. Charles Pincus' Hollywood veneers of the 1930's to Dr. Frank Faunce's prefabricated acrylic version in the 1970's to the work of Simonsen, Calamia, Goldstein, Garber, Feinman and others with etched feldspathic porcelain in the 1980's. In the 1990's, we have benefited from an explosion in reinforced ceramic and resin technology that improves on porcelain's well-known advantages of abrasion resistance, color, stability, | compatibility, precise fit, conservatism, color gradience, and anatomical texturing. They surpass any direct or indirect technique available. In this case, etched porcelain veneers were used to replace poorly shaped resins that had been used to close spaces between malposed and morphologically deficient teeth. This patient (and her parents) wanted a natural, long-lasting, nonorthodontic enhancement of her upper front teeth. | HISTORY
the patient was a healthy, 18-year-old female. Previous dental care mostly involved regular dental prophylaxis, radiographs, and exams. Furthermore, resin bonding had been attempted four years ago to close diastemata between the four upper incisors. Orthodontic care was not attempted. All four wisdom teeth had never developed. |
Dr. Hugh Flax is a 1983 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Emory University School of Dentistry. In 1984, he participated in a General Practice Residency at the Veteran's Administration Medical center in New Orleans along with teaching and performing cosmetic material research at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. Dr. Flax established his current practice in Atlanta, Georgia in 1987. 
